Yesterday morning, developer 10:10 Games and Funko Inc. announced Funko Fusion, a brand-new action game stylized after the ridiculously popular “Funko Pop!” line of vinyl figures. Looking incredibly similar to the various LEGO games, Funko Fusion will not only provide a co-op experience for players to trek through but will…
This year’s Pokémon GO Fest event will have a Sun and Moon theme – celebrating the Pokémon Sun and Moon games and Pokémon from the Alola region. Of course, Pokémon GO Fest 2024 will have multiple events – three in-person events and one global event. As an incentive for Trainers,…
During the previous Pokémon GO seasons, Niantic started selling a month-long paid Timed Research ticket (which came with additional month-long bonuses). The paid Timed Research ticket is back, but slightly changed. Instead of buying a ticket for each month, an entire season’s worth of monthly paid Timed Research quests is…
For the Season of Alola in Pokémon GO, Trainers will get to enjoy a Season-long Special Research! This questline will have Trainers completing various tasks, while also enjoying the debut of several Pokémon from Alola. Since the Season is all about this Hawaii-inspired region, the Special Research is themed after…
Another month, another Fire Emblem Heroes update. Seriously they roll these suckers out like they’re candy. Ver. 6.3.0? I hope the devs are getting plenty of rest. Anyway, the main brunt of the update concerns Summoner Duels, specifically adding features that will let you search for replays, the ability to…
It’s time for a new Season in Pokémon GO and this one is focused on a specific region – the Alola region. The Hawaii-inspired series of islands is home to the Pokémon Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon games. Notable for some fantastic Pokémon designs, an Alolan twist on…
Every few months, the seasons change into spring, summer, fall, or winter. Inspired by these changes Niantic added Seasons to Pokémon GO back in December 2020. Each Season in the mobile game is three months-long and features special events, certain Pokémon appearing more often in the wild (in certain areas…
Initially announced on January 31st, 2020, Niantic announced it would begin testing new types of events during February 2020 – Pokémon Spotlight Hour and Mystery Bonus Hour. After testing and user feedback, Niantic combined both events into one and announced what Pokémon and bonuses would be featured in advance. Now,…
Pokémon Masters EX has its latest event going on right now: in this Extreme Battle Event dubbed the Friendversary Face-Off, you’ll be engaged in a battle of Champions — specifically Lance, Cynthia, and Hau. The event is going on until March 16th, with two areas (Flying Buddies Unite…
Raid Hour (also referred to as Legendary Raid Hour) started as an experiment in March 2019. Initially called Legendary Lunch Hour, Niantic set aside an hour on Wednesdays for Pokémon GO Trainers to find 5-Star (Legendary) Raids easier by increasing the appearance rates. After further testing, Raid Hour was renamed…
Every month, Niantic spotlights a Pokémon for Pokémon GO’s Research Breakthrough encounter. This feature was added to the game in April 2018 as part of the Field Research system. Essentially a quest system, Trainers can acquire Field Research tasks by logging in daily and/or spinning PokéStops (one task per PokéStop…
Happy Pokémon Day! To celebrate Pokémon’s anniversary, The Pokémon Company published a very special Pokémon Presents. Throughout the presentation, updates on various Pokémon games were given – some new and some old. Pokémon GO’s moment in the spotlight was a new announcement, and it’s to say “Alola!” to some Pokémon…
Niantic is ending the Season of Heritage with a big event – Pokémon GO Tour: Johto! Similar to last year’s Kanto Tour, this Johto version is happening on Saturday, February 26th, 2022 from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. your local time. While it’s not quite Pokémon Day (February 27th), this…
Last night, the 25th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards took place in Las Vegas during the week-long 2022 D.I.C.E Summit. Organized by The Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences, games released in 2021 were nominated in 23 different categories. And, according to IGN, “[t]he show also honored NetherRealm Studios’ Ed Boon, who…
We’re getting closer and closer to Pokémon Day! Today’s countdown announcement is focused on the Pokémon MOBA game, Pokémon UNITE, and the Nintendo Switch and mobile game isn’t shying away from throwing a big bash. The Pokémon Day festivities will be held for over two weeks – from Thursday, February…
